FICHE TECHNIQUE
HANDCRAFTED ORTHO FILM ON KOZO PAPER
Maximum sensitivity: 25 ISO Texture : very strong Contrast : very strong
Production process : hand coating Base : Kozo paper, 28 gr/m² Transparency : medium
Spectral sensitivity : Maximum 545 nm Darkroom safelight : Red, 575 nm
Special features : "W" is an orthochromatic film handcoated on Moriki Paper's Tosa Washi (Kozo) offering a very unique fiber effect, inspired by pictorialist, directly on the negative.
Recommended use : With high sensitivity to blue, less to the green and no sensitivity to red light, this film gives best results with urban, portrait and still life Photography.
Loading & handling : 120 roll films can be loaded like any normally.
With 135 format it is important to use gently the advance lever and never try to exceed 16 exposures, otherwise there is serious risk to damage the film. Film "W" in 135 will not work with camera using automatic advance systems.
Sheetfilms, more flexible than regular films must be load under safelight. From bottom to top, the notch must be placed in the upper right corner of the film holder. Make sure the end of the film is correctly passed under the top lip of holder and that dark slide can move back and forth freely without damaging the film.
Formats : 135 recycled cassette (no DX code) – 16 exp. 120/620 spool 12 pcs sheetfilm pack : 4x5", 5x7" & 8x10" custom sizes available on demand
Exposure : Exposure setting will change according to light condition and type of developer (see spreadsheet below). Film "W" does not have large exposure lattitude and is not very sensitive to artificial light. Exposure settings in this data sheet are for natural light conditions. Tank processing : As they are very thin and flexible, paper based films cannot be loaded on modern processing reels. However, it is still possible to use old tanks with special plastic stripes like "Correx" or "Souplinox".
Tray processing : Film "W" must be processed with paper developer in open trays under safelight. Rollfilm must be handle with flat clamps and immerse in trays with back and forth movement through the following steps :
prewash in clear water immerse in developer (2 to 3 minutes) wash in clear water, no acid stop bath immerse in fixer until full dissolution of remaining white emulsion wash in cold clear water for 15 minutes minimum, no direct streal on the film suspend the film and leave it to dry
Exposure settings & processing times : In case of direct light (sun), the maximum sensitivity will be used for a given developer, while with diffuse light (shadows, cloud) the lowest sensitivity will be used
exposition révélateur dilution durée T°C Structure of layers : 3/6 iso PQ Universal 1+9 3 mn 20°C sensitive emulsion 12/25 iso Tetenal Eukobrom 1+1 3 mn 20°C Kozo paper base 3 iso Rodinal 1+50 4 mn 20°C 6/12 iso HC110 1+100 4 mn 20°C anticurl back layer
Use of flash : Electronic flash can be used but only at full aperture, close range and set with the lowest sensitivity.
Scan : Film "W" can be scanned by transparency, like any other negative, to get maximum of halftones. Being scanned in opacity mode, like a print, it will show higher contrats and a "waffle" texture.
Usage tips : film "W" is a high contrast film that need to be precisely exposed to get the best results.
film "W" being already a very contrasted film, it will give bests results with on less contrasted subjects.
for landscape photography the lowest sensitivity will be choosen (3/6 iso) to get a wider range of green shades.
in 135 you can reduce film curling during drying by passing toothpicks through perforations. in portrait photography it is better to make the light mesure directly on the subject : orthochromatism can trick the cell. as the emulsion used for this film is similar with black & white paper emulsion, there is no problem to use it for long exposure in pinhole camera. It can also be used as printing paper (grade 3). Compatibility with 35mm cameras :
COMPATIBLE ? Paper film being more fragile CAMERA MODEL YES NO than other, use softly the Agfa optima sensor X advance lever of and never try Canon A35F X to exceed 16 exposures, Canon AE1 X otherwise there is serious risk to damage the film. Loaded in Canon AT1 X recycled 135 cartridge with no Canon ML X DX code, this film is not EdixaMat Reflex X compatible with some autmatic Foca ** X camera. Being coated on a very Fuji flash s2 X special base, this film is also Fujica STX1N X not compatible with camera using Konica C35 X automatic film advance system Leica M6 X and camera using perforations Minolta HMATIC 7 X for cocking (like single use Minolta SRT 101 B X camera). Nikkormat EL X Nikkormat FT X Nikon EM X Nikon F80 X Nikon FE X Nikon FM2 X Olympus Trip 35 X OlympusPen EE2 X Pentax K X Retinette 1A X Ricoh Singlex TLS X Rollei XF35 X Voigtlander VITO CSR X Voigtlander VSL1 X Yashica Mimy X Yashica TLSuper X Zenit 122 X Zenit 12XP X Zenit E X Zorki 10 X Zorki 4K X
We take great care in the manufacture of each Film. If you are unhappy with the film for any reason please get in touch and we will do our best to help. In case of manufacturing defect, films will be replaced by new ones. No other claims for compensation will be accepted.
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